Numbers 34

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

2 “Command the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: When you are coming into the land of Canaan—this [is] the land which falls to you by inheritance, the land of Canaan, by its borders—

“Give this command to the Israelites: ‘When you enter the country of Canaan, it will be allocated to you to own with the following boundaries:

3 then the south quarter has been to you from the wilderness of Zin, by the sides of Edom, indeed, the south border has been to you from the extremity of the Salt Sea eastward;

The southern extent of your country will be from the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern border will run east from the end of the Dead Sea,

4 and the border has turned around to you from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and has passed on to Zin, and its outgoings have been from the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and it has gone out at Hazar-Addar, and has passed on to Azmon;

cross south of Scorpion Pass, on to Zin, and reach its southern limit south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go to Hazar-addar and on to Azmon.

5 and the border has turned around from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its outgoings have been at the sea.

There the boundary will turn from Azmon to the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

6 As for the west border, even the Great Sea has been a border to you; this is the west border to you.

Your western border will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This is to be your boundary to the west.

7 And this is the north border to you: from the Great Sea you mark out for yourselves Mount Hor;

Your northern border will run from the Mediterranean Sea straight to Mount Hor.

8 from Mount Hor you mark out to go to Hamath, and the outgoings of the border have been to Zedad;

From Mount Hor the boundary will go to Lebo-hamath, then on to Zedad,

9 and the border has gone out to Ziphron, and its outgoings have been at Hazar-Enan; this is the north border to you.

to Ziphron, ending at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary to the north.

10 And you have marked out for yourselves for the border eastward, from Hazar-Enan to Shepham;

Your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham

11 and the border has gone down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east of Ain, and the border has gone down, and has struck against the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth eastward;

Then the boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. It will pass down along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee.

12 and the border has gone down to the Jordan, and its outgoings have been at the Salt Sea; this is the land for you by its borders all around.”

Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan, ending at the Dead Sea. This is to be your land with its surrounding borders.’”

13 And Moses commands the sons of Israel, saying, “This [is] the land which you inherit by lot, which YHWH has commanded to give to the nine tribes and the half of the tribe;

Moses gave the order to the Israelites, “Allocate ownership of this land by lot. The Lord has commanded it to be given to the nine and a half tribes.

14 for the tribe of the sons of Reuben, by the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad, by the house of their fathers, have received [their inheritance]; and [those of] the half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance;

The tribes of Reuben and Gad, together with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their allocation.

15 the two tribes and the half of the tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, [near] Jericho, eastward, at the [sun]-rising.”

These two and a half tribes have received their allocation on the east side of the Jordan opposite Jericho.”

16 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

17 “These [are] the names of the men who give the inheritance of the land to you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

“These are the names of the men who will be in charge of allocating ownership of the land for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua, son of Nun.

18 And one prince—you take one prince from a tribe to give the land by inheritance.

Have one leader from each tribe help in the distribution of the land.

19 And these [are] the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

These are their names: From the tribe of Judah: Caleb, son of Jephunneh.

20 and of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Aminihud;

From the tribe of Simeon: Shemuel, son of Ammihud.

21 of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;

From the tribe of Benjamin: Elidad, son of Chislon.

22 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Dan, Bukki son of Jogli;

A leader from the tribe of Dan: Bukki, son of Jogli.

23 of the sons of Joseph, a prince of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, Hanniel son of Ephod;

A leader from the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph: Hanniel son of Ephod.

24 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, Kemuel son of Shiphtan;

A leader from the tribe of Ephraim: Kemuel, son of Shiphtan.

25 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, Elizaphan son of Parnach;

A leader from the tribe of Zebulun: Eli-zaphan, son of Parnach.

26 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, Paltiel son of Azzan;

A leader from the tribe of Issachar: Paltiel, son of Azzan.

27 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Asher, Ahihud son of Shelomi;

A leader from the tribe of Asher: Ahihud, son of Shelomi.

28 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, Pedahel son of Ammihud.”

A leader from the tribe of Naphtali: Pedahel, son of Ammihud.”

29 These [are] those whom YHWH has commanded to give the sons of Israel inheritance in the land of Canaan.

These are the names of those the Lord put in charge of allocating land ownership in the country of Canaan.